bromeliad
pronunciation
How to pronounce bromeliad in British English:
UK [brəʊ'mi:lɪəd]
How to pronounce bromeliad in American English:
US [broʊ'milɪrd]
Word Origin
- bromeliad (n.)
- from Modern Latin Bromeliaceæ, family name given by Linnæus, for Olaus Bromel (1639-1705), Swedish botanist. Related: Bromeliads.
Example
- 1. Any of various usually epiphytic bromeliad plants of the genus tillandsia , such as spanish moss , of tropical and subtropical america .
- 2. The international union for conservation of nature , included the emblematic bromeliad to their red list of threatened species , claiming that climate change may already be impairing its ability to flower and also blaming the expansion of cattle grazing areas for the decreasing in the number of its colonies